Abstract
A study of pithoi production technology at the Middle Bronze Age Canaanite palace at Tel Kabri, Israel, utilized experimental and analytical methods. Pithoi from two phases of the palace were produced using local alluvial raw material, by coil/slab technique, and finished on a slow wheel. Firing at c. 600°C for a short duration seems to be related to the potters’ knowledge of the limitations of the raw material used, further indicating no significant environmental effect despite growing palatial demand. Differences in pithos rims, sizes and contexts may relate to various consumption patterns in the earlier and later phases of activity at the palace.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 32-51 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Levant |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2 Jan 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018, © Council for British Research in the Levant 2018.
Keywords
- Middle Bronze Age
- Tel Kabri
- ceramic technology
- experimental archaeology
- petrography and FTIR analyses
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Archaeology
- History
- Archaeology